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Bill: Media Responsibility Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Workers Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2496
Description[?]:
| Lies in the media should not be tolerated! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:15:14, December 03, 2007 CET | From |  National Strength Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | Of course we only wish to inform the people of the true events! |
| Date | 22:49:54, December 03, 2007 CET | From | United Endralon | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | No, freedom of speech is an absolute right of every person, and we are shocked that the ECP, for all their talk of freedom, won't allow this basic right. If they lie, someone can sue. That is what will prevent lies. |
| Date | 23:36:57, December 03, 2007 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | I thought this meant that, in the case false information is published, and some one sues, their lawsuit will be ruled in favor, sense it is against the law to publish falsehoods. If it isn't against the law, then you can't sue for it. You can't sue someone for doing legal things. That was my interpretation of this law, if you can point out where I am mistaken, I would gladly reverse my vote. |
| Date | 01:12:15, December 04, 2007 CET | From | United Endralon | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | This act would make it a legal, punishable, arrestable or finable crime to publish a falsehood, which is a violation of the right to freedom of speech. There are already rules to allow lawsuits over falsehoods printed. See: Laws of the Republic of Endralon Article XIV: Civil Liberties Section 14, Libel laws Section 22, Slander laws Section 23, Application of libel and slander laws http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewvariables.php?nationid=8#civil%20liberties |
| Date | 03:28:06, December 04, 2007 CET | From | National Strength Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | Its quite a grey area... afterall what if the person writing truly believes what they are saying is true? |
| Date | 07:19:48, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Social Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Media Responsibility Bill |
| Message | We agree with UE. Freedom of Speech is a basic human right. If lies are published, they can be analysed and proven false in the full media spotlight. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 154 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 277 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 69 |
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